Maldives vs Philippines: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
Maldives
5.02 per 1,000 people
in 2020
Philippines
4.79 per 1,000 people
in 2021
Maldives rank
72nd
Philippines rank
73rd
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people over time
- Maldives
- Philippines
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 5.02 per 1,000 people against 4.79 per 1,000 people in Philippines, a difference of 0.23 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Philippines ahead.
Maldives ranks 72nd and Philippines ranks 73rd of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.33 per 1,000 people | 4.75 per 1,000 people | 0.4233 per 1,000 people | Philippines |
| 2010s | 5.08 per 1,000 people | 4.34 per 1,000 people | 0.7387 per 1,000 people | Maldives |
| 2020s | 5.02 per 1,000 people | 4.78 per 1,000 people | 0.236 per 1,000 people | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, Maldives or Philippines?
- Maldives, at 5.02 per 1,000 people against 4.79 per 1,000 people in Philippines as of 2020.
- What is the difference in nurses and midwives per 1,000 people between Maldives and Philippines?
- 0.23 per 1,000 people, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Philippines?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
- How do Maldives and Philippines rank globally for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Maldives ranks 72nd and Philippines ranks 73rd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.